jpdb beta

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

3

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

1

young; youthful

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

8

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

gray or silver haired (grey)

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

3

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

8

severe attack; hard blow

1

because of this

2

to do one's best; to put forth every effort

2

feeble

6

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

1

country; territory; domain; realm

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

2

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest

1

warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

4

genuine article; real thing; real deal

9

suicide bomb attack

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

3

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

2

something like ...; something called ...

6

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

7

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

9

to have in one's dreams

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

4

leader; authority; mainstay

1

dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty

1

lieutenant general; vice-admiral

5

(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

1

scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)

2

bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine

1

(college) president; secretary-general

2

direct appeal

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

3

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

this time; now

10

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

7

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

4

lion (Panthera leo)

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1